-=PCTechTalk=- Re: AOL problem?
- From: "Sammi" <sammi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:22:57 -0700
[snippity snip snip]
I didn't know how much of everyone's problem with AOL I should leave in, so
I took it all out. : )
Here is what I received on another group about AOL. I don't use AOL, don't
wanna use it either. I have not tested this information below, so I cannot
verify its veracity.
From what I understand it isn't so much HOW you send it...it is how AOL lets
them look/hear it. So for what it's worth here it is:
Q:
Is there a way to get my AOL email in Outlook Express?
A:
Not too long ago you were stuck checking your AOL email in the AOL browser.
I think it was because they wanted you to see the banner advertisements
littering the desktop. Anyway, recently they decided to allow netizens to
access their mail using an email client like Outlook Express.
Rather than using POP3, AOL's open mail access allows any email client with
IMAP support to read and send mail. Outlook Express is one such program.
Go to Tools/Accounts and click "Add"
Select "Mail", put in your name and click "Next".
Enter your AOL email address (screen name plus @aol.com). Click Next.
Under "My incoming mail server is..." make sure that IMAP is selected.
Type "imap.aol.com" (without the quotes) in the "Incoming mail (POP3 or
IMAP) server" box.
Type "smtp.aol.com" (without the quotes) in the "Outgoing mail (SMTP)
server..." box. Click "Next".
Under "Account Name" type in your AOL screen name.
Under "password"—you guessed it—type in your password. Click "Next" then
"Finish".
Now, in the Internet Accounts window highlight "imap.aol.com"and click
"Properties".
Go to the "Advanced" tab.
Under "Server Port Numbers for Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" enter "587" (without
the quotes).
Go to the "IMAP" tab and make sure that "Store special folders on IMAP
server" is NOT checked. Click OK.
Close the Internet Accounts window.
Choose "Yes" to download the AOL folders list into Outlook Express. Click
OK.
The email stays on the server so you will need to visit your online AOL Mail
center to empty out your mail box every now and then..
There you have it. AOL email with all the benefits of Outlook Express.
Did someone forward this to you? Get your free subscription here:
http://www.worldstart.com/comptips.htm
Sammi
--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>
To unsub or change your email settings:
//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
For more info:
//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
Other related posts:
